About Paul Lieberstein
Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter, television director and television producer. A Primetime Emmy Award winner, he is best known as a writer, executive producer, and supporting cast member on the NBC sitcom The Office, playing the role of Toby Flenderson. He served as the series' showrunner from seasons five to eight. == Early life == Lieberstein grew up in Westport, Connecticut, the son of Judith and Stanley Lieberstein. He is Jewish. He attended Staples High School where he wrote his first comedy script with some friends; he also played the vibraphone in the band. He then attended Hamilton College, where he joined Chi Psi as well as a band called "Picture This" (not the pop band of the same name). He graduated in 1989 with a major in economics (he "wanted to be a financier of some kind"). He wrote references to the fact that Office character Andy Bernard was a member of Chi Psi from Cornell into the storyline of several episodes. After college, Lieberstein moved to New York City, where his first job was as an auditor at Peat Marwick International, a job that lasted six months.
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